Saturday, 27 December 2014

28 December 2014

Collects

Prayers
developed from the daily readings

Sunday 28
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Morning
Prayer

Psalm 132: 10 – 18

God will put a descendant of David’s on the throne if
his sons keep the covenant and the statutes taught by God. God will sit dwell
in Zion and bless her with abundance. The poor will have food and priests will
be clothed in salvation and saints sing with joy. A lamp will be set up for
God’s anointed one and the crown on his head will be resplendent.

Hebrews 2: 5 - 9 check

As ancient scripture asks – who is man that God cares
for us? Christ came, was made less than an angel and now sits at the right hand
side of God and because of his suffering and death salvation is made available
to all.

Collect for
Morning Prayer

MagnoliasHarrietville Vic 2014 L Osburn

Holy God
you clothe us all in salvation and open all our hearts to joy. Be with us today
as we sit in awe and wonder at your grace and mercy and bring us to a deeper
understand of your love for all through Jesus Christ our saviour and your Holy
Spirit in our hearts, Amen.

Sunday 28
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Evening
Prayer

1 Samuel 1: 1 – 2, 7b – 20 and 24 - 28

Hannah is one of two wives and is childless. She prays
fervently – so much so that the priest Eli, thinks she is drunk. She tells him
she is praying. He blesses her and also prays that the Lord gives her what she
asks. She successfully bears a son and once he is weaned makes a sacrifice at
the temple and gives her son to the Lord in service at the temple.

Song of Hannah

Hannah rejoices
for her deliverance from her enemies. There is no one like God. Don’t be
arrogant about your achievements. God is the one who does the weighing. You may
be a strong warrior now but those who previously stumbled are now stronger.

God brings
life and death. God humbles and exalts. God raises the poor from ashes and has
them sit in a place of honour. The foundation of the world is God. God guards
the saints and silences the wicked. The Lord is the judge.

Luke 2: 41 – 52

Like every year, Mary and Joseph go to Jerusalem for
Passover and when Jesus was 12 the group they are with go home. After a day
they realise Jesus is not with the group. They return and search for him in
Jerusalem then find him at the temple engaged in study and discussion and showing
amazing aptitude. When they ask him why he has treated his parents like this he
says that they shouldn’t have searched for him. They should have known he
needed to be in his Father’s house. He obediently goes home. Mary treasures
this event in her heart and Jesus grew in wisdom and stature.

Collect for
Evening Prayer

New Norcia Benedictine CommunityWA 2014 : Osburn

God of
wonders, miracles, gifts and lessons we thank you for wise women like Hannah
and Mary. Help us to always keep in mind that you are the one who does the
giving, who exalts and humbles so that we in our achievements, our failures and
our distress give thanks to you always through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.